Engin Cetinkaya, Canan Gonen Aydin, Yunus Emre Akman, Murat Gul, Yavuz Arikan, Osman Emre Aycan, Yavuz Selim Kabukcuoglu
INTRODUCTION: Quadriceps tendon injuries are rare. There is a limited number of studies in the literature, reporting partial quadriceps tendon ruptures. We did not find any study reporting an isolated vastus intermedius tendon injury in the literature. PRESENTATION OF CASE: A 22 years old professional rugby player with the complaints of pain in the right lower limb, decreased range of motion in right knee and a mass in the mid-anterior of the right thigh applied following an overloading on his hyperflexed knee during a rugby match...
2015: International Journal of Surgery Case Reports